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...destructing management teams." A frequent reaction to such recalcitrance is arguing. Stop raising your voice, says Goulston. A better course would be to "listen, ask, mirror, and reflect back to people what you've heard." By making people feel understood, you are likely to see a more conciliatory colleague. Mission accomplished...
Unfortunately, I am unable to provide reassuring answers. Over the past four months, I served as the deputy head of the U.N. mission in Kabul and had a firsthand view of the fraud that plagued Afghanistan's presidential vote. Each time I proposed actions to deal with it, Kai Eide, the head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, overruled me. Like any good subordinate, I respected my boss's decision, but in private, I told him I thought he was making a mistake in downplaying the fraud. When the press learned of our disagreement (through no fault of ours...
Because the elections were so critical to political stability in Afghanistan - and, therefore, prospects for the U.S.-led military mission - the U.S. and its allies needed them to go smoothly. The U.N. Security Council tasked the U.N. mission in Afghanistan to support the IEC and other Afghan institutions in the conduct of "free, fair and transparent" elections. On two occasions, I started to take action that could have reduced the risk of fraud. In July, I learned that there were 1,500 polling centers (out of a total of 7,000) sited in places either controlled by the Taliban...
...constant process of relocation with each new show aids the Project’s driving mission to spread Shakespeare’s insight and power by bringing his works to communities that possess few opportunities for local performance...
Driven by a commonly held belief in Shakespeare’s position as the greatest playwright of all time, the Project is unwavering in its conviction that, despite their mission to fundamentally change the way his plays are presented, the man’s work is eternally and transcendentally significant...